Dormition of the Mother of God

The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the Theotokos ("Mother of God", literally translated as God-bearer), and her being taken up into heaven. The Feast of the Dormition is observed on August 15, which for the churches using the Julian calendar corresponds to August 28 on the Gregorian calendar. The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Dormition not on a fixed date, but on the Sunday nearest 15 August. In Western Churches the corresponding feast is known as the Assumption of Mary, with the exception of the Scottish Episcopal Church, which has traditionally celebrated the Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15.

Dormition of the Mother of God
Icon of the Dormition by El Greco, 16th century (Cathedral of the Dormition, Ermoupolis)
Observed by	Eastern Christianity
Date	August 28 [O.S. August 15]: (most Oriental Orthodox and some Eastern Orthodox churches) August 15: (some Eastern and Western churches) Sunday nearest August 15: Armenian Apostolic Church 12th-century rendition of the Dormition by a Novgorod artist Uspenje presvete Bogorodice, 40-square-metre fresco from 1265, Sopoćani Monastery, Serbia Koimesis Mosaic at the Chora Church, Constantinople Procession of the Epitaphios of the Theotokos, Toronto Procession of the Epitaphios of the Theotokos, Ottawa See also Assumption of Mary Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos – many cathedrals, especially in Russia, are dedicated to this feast. Assumption Cathedral Death of the Virgin – the same subject in Western art Panagia Skripou Monastery

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